Welcome to the 336th Tablescape Thursday!
With St. Patrick's Day a couple of weeks away, here are a few fun ideas for celebrating, including a shamrock cookie recipe and a 4-Leaf Clover Napkin Fold. Happy Tablescape Thursday!
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St. Patrick's Day Table Setting with Shamrock Centerpiece
4-Leaf Clover Napkin … [Read more...]

Cold, what cold? In my mind it's summertime. We're out on the deck, the sun is shining and the hamburgers and hotdogs sizzling on the grill smell heavenly.
Did you hear that? It's the doorbell, barely heard over the beautiful music emanating across the porch and decks on this gorgeous summer day. Friends are arriving and the fun is just beginning. Time for partying and playing outside again.
Okay, … [Read more...]

Welcome to the 316th Metamorphosis Monday!
Thanks for sharing all the wonderful stories about your Barbour jackets in the comments on Friday's post. I had so much fun reading those. If there's one thing I've learned during the process of researching and finally buying a Barbour coat is that Barbour coat owners love and are passionate about their coats. They talk about them like you would a trusted and … [Read more...]

Welcome to the 315th Metamorphosis Monday!
Last year I saw these cute burlap bunny-ear napkin rings in a cataglog. Ummm, that started the wheels a-turning. I saved the picture to my computer thinking I might try to DIY them some day.
With spring just 5-6 weeks away, I decided to start working on them now so they will be ready for a spring or Easter tablescape.
I already … [Read more...]

Welcome to the 333rd Tablescape Thursday!
This week I'm sharing a Valentine's Day table setting that's a little different. I experimented around with mixing different patterns including plaid, paisley and velvet-edged napkin sheaths with a burlap-like look. The overall result is a Valentine's Day table setting with a bit of a masculine feel.
A red lantern worked well as a … [Read more...]

Have you ever started a project thinking you could knock it out in a few hours, only to find it took more like a few days? That's how the revamp of my Christmas storage went this year, but now that I'm done, it was totally worth it.
My Christmas decorations, except for the Christmas trees, are all stored here in the upstairs family room.
This quirky F.R.O.G. (finished room over the … [Read more...]

Welcome to the 332nd Tablescape Thursday!
Before we get into this week's Tablescape Thursday, I just wanted to say you guys are GOOD! It didn't take long for you to name every single one of the books yesterday! Can you imagine being the person who designed the Quotes throw. I don't know how they ever decided what books to feature, that would have been torture!
Saving At Checkout
I also wanted to … [Read more...]

Welcome to the 313th Metamorphosis Monday!
How was your weekend? Hope it was restful and fun! I been working the last few days in the upstairs family room.
When I put away all the Christmas decorations this year, I decided it was time to get better organized. Each year when it's time to pull out the Christmas decorations, I dread it. This is why. As you can see, it's jam-packed up under … [Read more...]

Welcome to the 331st Tablescape Thursday!
Recently, my friend Bonnie created a beautiful winter tablescape for a New Year's Eve dinner.
This table setting included a Santa centerpiece dressed all in white, so this table would also work great as a Christmas tablescape, too.
Take away the Santa and this table setting would work great any time during the winter … [Read more...]

Recently while shopping in Williams-Sonoma, I came across a Nordic Ware snowman cake pan. It was on sale, greatly reduced from $39.95 to $10.39 so I couldn't resist trying my hand at making this cute cake.
The cake ended up being a centerpiece for yesterday's winter table setting seen in this post: Winter Table Setting With Snowman Cake Centerpiece This cake would be cute at Christmastime but it … [Read more...]

Welcome to the 330th Tablescape Thursday!
My tablescape today is a winter themed table setting with a very special centerpiece. It's so special that it's practically invisible.
What? You don't see it? It's right there--on the pedestal in the center of the table. ;)
I knew by the time the centerpiece I planned to use was ready, it would already be getting dark out. Since table settings look so much … [Read more...]

This morning I shared a book from my decor library that offers us a peek into some pretty amazing parties held in private homes in New York. I must have parties on the brain since I've even been dreaming about them. Are you attending any New Year's parties this year? Will you be hosting one? I'm kind of glad I didn't plan one this year since I've come down with a nasty bug or something after all my … [Read more...]

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